When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's a strange quirk of the computer music hardware market that when a 'generic' MIDI controller ...

"Generic MIDI controllers that work with any software are powerful, but they also have limitations; they can only access the parts of the software that are available to the outside world. One ...

Though MIDI controllers are generally used for digital music making, the automat from dadamachines offers laptop or smartphone tunesmiths the opportunity to create something distinctly analog. A ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. First things first: not all keyboards are MIDI ...

Now that we are well in to 2017, we thought it was a good time to re-assess the MIDI keyboard situation for Mac users. We have some new contenders on the block that have pushed some old favorites to ...

MIDI controller keyboards are great because they let you control any synthesizer you plug them into. The only downside: you need a synthesizer to turn MIDI notes into actual sounds, slightly ...

I used to play piano a while back, and been thinking of getting back into it. Instead of buying a real piano, or a synth, I've been thinking of getting a MIDI controller keyboard, and then using ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For hardware synth and drum machine enthusiasts, there are two controllers that stand above most of the competition: Arturia's KeyStep and ...

Akai's MPK Mini mkII is one of the best-selling MIDI controllers out there. It's small, affordable, and has a solid arpeggiator plus the best pads on any budget or midrange controller. But, it's also ...

Dublin-based startup Joyst Instruments is launching a new MIDI controller called the JV-1 next month on Kickstarter that sports a bunch of gamer-style thumb joysticks up top for creating expressive ...